The rest of the day seemed to go by relatively quick and uneventful, well except maybe lunch.

Gerard led me over to a table outside once we had our food and I saw three other people sitting there.

“Hey fucktards” Gerard greeted them. At least I think it was a greeting?

They all just gave a quick hand flick in response not taking their eyes off their comic books

“Right, Ok then. Well this is frank” Gerard said motioning to me. They game the same hand flick.

Sitting down I was between Gerard and a kid with a seriously awesome fro.

“Frank this is ray” pointing to the kid next to me

“This is bob” pointing across from ray

“And this is mike, my own flesh and blood” pointing to the kid across from himself.

I gave a small hand flick to them in return of theirs.

For about ten minutes, we all sat there in silence I ate my banana that I got because I wasn’t really hungry but got a glare from Gerard when I tried to push it away. Why did he care if I ate or not? After I finished, I reached into my bag to grab the music I had gotten in band and look it over. But just as I turned my head the bob kid decided to look up from his arms, where he had had his head for the last ten minutes, ripping his comic out of his hands. Before he could protest he took his chin and directed his eyes to look at my neck.

“Whoa nice ink dude!” ray exclaimed

At his mike looked up from his comic jaw dropping. Gerard snickered, not looking away from his book, (pet cemetery). Bob shook his head and muttered something incomprehensible leaning back and staring. And ray, well ray was touching me. A lot. Like with both hands. I don’t really like to be touched, unless it was Gerard, he seemed to be the only one I was ok with touching me.

As I started to lean away from ray, I began to lean into Gerard. After a bit, he looked up to see why I was practically in his lap, but he didn’t move away. He just stared at ray and he must have gotten the memo because he stopped touching me and scotched back to his own part of the bench.

The rest of lunch really was uneventful; no one talked or really moved for that matter, other then ray trying to touch me that is. Even bob didn’t move from his position of staring at me.

When the bell rang to go to our fifth class, they all got up and went in different directions saying nothing. As I walked besides Gerard I really wanted to ask if they never talked or if it was just because I was there? But just as I was about to open my mouth and ask Gerard spoke before me.

“Sorry if lunch was uncomfortable. We don’t really say much at school only because we don’t really know who is listening to our conversations. We save it for the basement of my place.”

“No it’s cool; I’m used to the silence. I was really only uncomfortable with ray touching me and bob staring at me.”

“Yeah ray can be a little touchy feely sometimes. And um bob wasn’t staring at you, he was sleeping.” He said trailing off to a whisper before continuing. “He can sleep with his eyes open and sense we don’t say much at school, teachers refuse to call on any of us because we don’t respond, and he just uses that to his advantage.”

Before I could even form a response to the statement he continues talking.

“Hey this might be a little out there, but like I think the guys like you and I know I do well I was wondering maybe you would maybe like to possibly hang with us after school. You don’t have to if you don’t want to. I live right around the corner and we always go to my place and hang after school. You probably don’t want to nevermind. I should really shut up because I'm rambling and probably sound ridiculous.” His face was candy apple red and pointed downward and he was playing with the hem of his hoodie obviously trying to avoid eye contact with me.

I just stared at him with my mouth slightly open and eyebrows arched watching and listening to him until he finished speaking. I responded after I was sure he had finished.

“Dude calm down its cool. I would really like to hang with you guys actually; I just have to tell my mom I won’t be home for dinner”

He looked up and smiled a really big grin and said nothing in return. I’m starting to see a common trend in this data.

The rest of the day went by like the rest of it had uneventful really. I of course got loads of stares and heard even more stupid comics then I thought was humanly possible. So when the end of the day came, I was probable more excited then I should have been to hang out with people.

We walked to the front of the school, Gerard and I, and waited for the others. Once they had all shown up, we began walking the same way that I had when I walked this morning. We even turned on the same street! And stopped three houses away from my own! Gerard must have seen me staring at my house in a trance because he shook me.

“You ok?” he asked.

“Huh? Oh yeah I’m fine! Yeah just creped out I guess.”

“What why!?” all the guys were staring at me like I was about to become a zombie or some shit.

“Oh I live three houses away. Right there” I said pointing to the tan house with a white picket fence just tall enough to keep small dogs out.

“Well shit” mike said. Those were the first two words I had heard him say and I couldn’t help but have a small half smile creep its way onto my face.

“Yeah that’s what I thought. I’m going to drop my stuff off and leave my mom a note saying I’ll be home later.”

“You’ll be back though right?” Gerard asked with a serious look on his face. Why did he care if I came back or not? He just met me for fucks sake!

“Yeah I’ll be back in like two minutes” the other guys were going inside the house so it was just Gerard and I

“Ok I will be counting, if you’re not back by then then I’m going to have to smack you around a bit” I shuddered at the memories this statement brought back.

Gerard must have noticed because he brought me into a warm embrace, not realizing I was cold, then quickly let go and went inside leaving the door open.

As I walked to my house I couldn’t stop thinking about the hug. His hands on my hips and warm breath on my neck. If it would have been longer, I would have probably had jelly legs.

Little did I know that hug would change me forever

Notes

Ok I'm really sorry I haven't updated this sooner I don't really have a good excuse other then the fact that I didn't have any motivation to write I guess. So yeah. Chapter two! I'm trying to keep them long because I don't like to read the short chapters myself. Anyway I wanted to leave you with a chapter because I'm leaving in a few days for another week and may or may not be able to get another chapter in between now and then. So yeah criticism is acceptable and so are compliments. Please point out any fuck ups. Other then the ones in the first chapter where is goes from Franks POV to like third. Also sorry if this seemed kinda fillerly! Its needed for later. So yeah thanks to everyone who has subscribed and for your votes! It really means a lot to me. Ok till next time!
-goldie